BATH — Demolition of the old YMCA on Summer Street symbolizes the transition between last year and the one that is barely 2 weeks old. The fate of that building, and the Bath Youth Meetinghouse and Skatepark that operated within it, was an issue that packed City Council chambers on multiple occasions in 2011. The […]

HARPSWELL — The process of removing a fuel pipeline from Mitchell Field to the former Brunswick Naval Air Station and returning control of the land to its owners has finally concluded, 50 years after the Navy acquired the property. As of Dec. 21, 2011, the U.S. Navy no longer holds a pipeline or access easement […]

BRUNSWICK — The Police Department has identified the man found dead in the woods off Bath Road on Dec. 22, 2011. Raymond Graebe, 79, of Brunswick, was determined to have committed suicide, according to the state medical examiner’s office. According to detective Sgt. Martin Rinaldi, Graebe had been terminally ill with cancer. The case was […]

The sun sets over Strawberry Creek in Harpswell, just beyond the Town Offices, on Tuesday, Jan. 10.

FREEPORT — Town Council Chairman Jim Cassida on Tuesday said negotiations for an indoor soccer arena in a residential neighborhood will continue, even though the Planning Board rejected the proposal and a neighborhood coalition is against it. Cassida said the final decision rests with the council. His comments came during a workshop attended by approximately […]

YARMOUTH — Fire Department Chief Byron “Pat” Fairbanks has seen it all. He has made hard decisions, saved lives, trained thousands of people, lost coworkers and now, at 68, is ready to spend uninterrupted time with his wife Patricia and his family. Fairbanks, who has been a career firefighter for 55 years, will retire on […]

AUGUSTA — Projects in Falmouth, Brunswick and Topsham are among 17 benefitting from a total $2.4 million in natural resource awards. The awards – for restoration, enhancement or preservation of wetlands and other habitats throughout Maine – were announced Monday by the Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program. That program is administered by The Nature Conservancy […]

FALMOUTH — After several meetings in executive session, the Town Council is nearly ready to announce a winning bid for two school properties on Lunt Road. The Lunt and Plummer-Motz properties were put on the market in August 2011 after voters in June rejected a $5 million bond that would have moved Falmouth Memorial Library […]

FALMOUTH — Sex offenders convicted of raping or molesting children can no longer move into homes near town schools or playgrounds. The Town Council on Monday unanimously approved an ordinance that prohibits convicted child molesters from moving into homes within 750 feet of schools or municipally owned playgrounds. The council also supported a change in […]

CUMBERLAND — The town has mapped out a 12-year plan to improve and maintain its roads. The plan, created by Public Services Director Chris Bolduc with his administrative assistant, Laura Neleski, was presented Monday to the Town Council. “We haven’t had a comprehensive plan for pavement management that was realistic, was fundable and that we […]